Crossroads Veterans Day events

Nov. 6, 2013 at 5:06 a.m.

The following is a list of Veterans Day events throughout the Crossroads.

Victoria County• VICTORIA - Crain Elementary School chili cook-off and luncheon, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday. Event includes a staff cook-off to feed both the staff and veterans at the school, 2706 N. Azalea St.

• VICTORIA - Honors at the Victoria East High School football game. Veterans will gather at Liberty Academy, 1110 Sam Houston Drive, starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Shortly before the game begins they will be invited to go onto the field for a short presentation.

VICTORIA - Cemetery flag ceremony, 7:30 a.m. Monday hosted by the Victoria County Veterans Council, on the steps of the Victoria County Courthouse, 115 N. Bridge St., includes a blessing of the flags, reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of the national anthem. Following the event, teams of veterans will post flags at 32 cemeteries throughout Victoria County. • VICTORIA - Veterans Day parade, 10 a.m. Monday, sponsored by the Victoria County Veterans Council. The parade travels down Main Street, turns onto Church Street and onto Bridge Street before ending at the Victoria County Courthouse. A ceremony including patriotic songs, the laying of memorial wreaths and speeches will follow on the courthouse steps, 115 N. Bridge St. Guest speaker will be Lazaro O. Camarillo III, with the United Vietnam Veterans of Texas.

Calhoun County• PORT LAVACA - Salute to Veterans, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, Calhoun County High School auditorium, 201 Sandcrab Blvd., coordinated by Jacque Rudd, graphic design and video technology teacher at Calhoun High School, and her students. The theme this year is "Boys of Seadrift." The veterans will be escorted to their seats by members of the high school's Anchor Club. Rudd will speak about the history of the veterans since World War II. Student singers and cloggers will provide entertainment.

• PORT LAVACA - Veterans Day Parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, begins at Sandcrab Stadium, 201 Sandcrab Blvd., and ends at the Bayfront Peninsula. A complimentary lunch for veterans and their families follows at the American GI Forum at 2738 W. Main St.

DeWitt County• CUERO - Local veterans organizations will host a Veterans Day ceremony at the veterans' monument on the DeWitt County Courthouse lawn at 10 a.m. Monday. The featured speaker will be County Judge Daryl Fowler.

• CUERO - A Veterans Day ceremony at Gobbler Stadium at Cuero High School at 9 a.m. Monday. The ceremony will be student run. The public is invited.

Goliad County• GOLIAD - A Veterans Day ceremony, 10 a.m. Monday at the courthouse square in downtown Goliad. Lunch will be served at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church parish hall, 238 N. Commercial St. The event is free and open to the public. It celebrates veterans and current military servicemen or women.

Jackson County• EDNA - Veterans Day celebration dinner, 5 p.m. Thursday, Brackenridge Main Event Center in Edna; a stew dinner will be served for all military and their friends and family. A special ceremony with guest speaker, retired Master Sgt. Kristi Rogers, of the U.S. Air Force, will begin at 6 p.m. The Victoria Community Band will also perform. Fireworks will follow the celebration.

• GANADO - Veterans Day field of honor will be erected with American flags dedicated to military servicemen and women. Taps will be played 8 p.m. Monday.

Lavaca County• HALLETTSVILLE - The Hallettsville school district will host a Veterans Day program at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Hallettsville High School gymnasium.

• HALLETTSVILLE - Sacred Heart Catholic School will host a Veterans Day program at 8:05 a.m. Monday in the gymnasium. Marine Corps veteran Claude Vargo will be the guest speaker. A tank commander during the Vietnam War and the recipient of three Purple Hearts, Vargo has family in Lavaca County. The public, especially veterans, are invited to attend.

• SHINER - A Veterans Day program will be at 2:55 p.m. Monday at Shiner High School.